| Full name: |
Dothideomycetes UPDATED!
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| Short name: |
Dothideomycetes |
| Version: |
July 2013 |
| Release date: |
2013-07-22 |
| Authors/editors: |
Crous P.W. et al. |
| Taxonomic coverage: |
Fungi - Ascomycota - Dothideomycetes (pro parte) |
| English name of the group: |
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| Number of species: |
2,858 |
| Number of infraspecific taxa: |
30 |
| Number of synonyms: |
4,866 |
| Number of common names: |
0 |
| Total number of names: |
7,754 |
| Abstract: |
The pyrenomycetous fungi classified in the Dothideomycetes include many species of economic importance, particularly as plant pathogens (as causal agents of leaf disease) but also as environmental contaminants, some of which are of medical importance (e.g. as allergens). |
| Organization: |
Fungal Biodiversity Center, The Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS), Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| Website: |
http://www.speciesfungorum.org
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